～ませんか？ Won't you ...?
won't you; used to ask a question, invitation, or to express desires to do something in the negative
-masu Verb negative + ませんか
例文 EXAMPLE SENTENCE
踊りませんか？
dance-not-question
Won’t you dance (with me)?
Vocabulary & Notes
レストランに行きませんか？
restaurant-to-go-not-question
Why don’t we go to the restaurant?
Vocabulary & Notes
日本語の文法を勉強しませんか？
Japanese-‘s-grammar-(direct object)-study-not-question
Why don’t we study Japanese grammar?
Vocabulary & Notes
COMMENTS
Opposite of ～やすい (but used in the same way)
Add to the -ます form of a verb:
食べる → 食べ ます → 食べにくい
to eat → to eat (polite) → difficult to eat
Grammar Power Words from JLPT N4
Masenka (～ませんか)
| ～ませんか |
| ~masen ka |
| Meaning: | won’t you…, wouldn’t you like to… |
| JLPT Level: | N4 |
| Examples |
踊りませんか？
odorimasen ka?
dance-not-question
Won’t you dance (with me)?
レストランに行きませんか？
resutoran ni ikimasen ka?
restaurant-to-go-not-question
Why don’t we go to the restaurant?
Notes: meaning: Let’s go out to eat.
日本語の文法を勉強しませんか？
nihongo no bunpou o benkyou shimasen ka?
Japanese-‘s-grammar-(direct object)-study-not-question
Why don’t we study Japanese grammar?
Notes: Sounds like a good idea.
| Comments |
This is similar to our English construction: “Won’t you…” or “Don’t you want to…” which despite the negative, it is actually asking for it to be done.
formed by adding か to the negative form of ～ます
